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Sara A. Noë

I'm an award-winning fantasy author, artist, and photographer from La Porte, Indiana. My poetry, short fiction, and memoir works have been featured in various anthologies and journals since 2005, and several of my poems are available in the Indiana Poetry Archives. The first three novels in my Chronicles of Avilésor: War of the Realms series have received awards from Literary Titan.

After some time working as a freelance writer, I was shocked by how many website articles are actually written by paid "ghost writers" but published under the byline of a different author. It was a jolt seeing my articles presented as if they were written by a high-profile CEO or an industry expert with decades of experience. I'll be honest; it felt slimy and dishonest. I had none of the credentials readers assumed the author of the article actually had. Ghost writing is a perfectly legal, astonishingly common practice, and now, AI has entered the playing field to further muddy the waters. It's hard to trust who (or what) actually wrote the content you'll read online these days.

That's not the case here at On The Cobblestone Road. I do not and never will pay a ghost writer, then slap my name on their work as if I'd written it. This website is 100% authentic. No outsourcing. No ghost writing. No AI-generated content. It's just me... as it should be.

If you would like to support my work, check out the Support The Creator page for more information. Thank you for finding my website! 🖤
Map of the Ghost Realm Avilesor in Lab Rat by Sara A. Noe
April 4, 2026April 4, 2026Publishing & Marketing

Why I Certified My Newest Book in the Human-Authored Database by the Authors Guild

It’s hard to deny that AI has taken over. Many consumers, myself included, are rightfully becoming more and more skeptical […]

February 28, 2026March 3, 2026Entrepreneurship, Publishing & Marketing

7 Important (Yet Often Overlooked) Tips for Indie Authors

There’s a LOT more to self-publishing than you might think. Until you actually go through the process yourself, I guarantee […]

Sara A. Noe at her booth
February 2, 2026February 3, 2026Art & Photography, On the Topic of Writing

Perspective: AI Has NO Place in My Art & Writing

I didn’t think I’d be writing this post, but with the pervasiveness of AI being shoved down everyone’s throats, it […]

Sara A. Noe 2025
January 5, 2026January 5, 2026Memoir

Author’s Year in Review | Reflecting on 2025

My “year in review” posts have become a tradition since I started this website back in 2016. If you’re feeling […]

holding an open book in the snow with Christmas lights in the background
December 30, 2025December 30, 2025On the Topic of Writing, Publishing & Marketing, Top Posts

2026 List of Literary and Book-Themed Holidays

Hello and welcome to all of my fellow writers, authors, bibliophiles, and book dragons! If you’re someone who enjoys celebrating […]

Chronicles of Avilesor witch's elixirs by Apothica Teas
December 1, 2025December 5, 2025Collaborations

Collaboration: Chronicles of Avilésor x Apothica Teas

After months in the works, I’m so excited to share my latest collaboration to bring the Chronicles of Avilésor to […]

The story will continue in Book 4: Lab Rat
November 3, 2025November 3, 2025Uncategorized

BOOK IV: LAB RAT Publication Update

T minus 32 days! The countdown has officially begun! On Thursday night, I logged into my publishing platform and uploaded […]

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025Uncategorized

Q&A: What Does a Typical Week Look Like Between Events?

I do around 40-50 events each year. Yep… that means I’m doing events almost every single weekend. Eventually, I hope […]

Author and artist Sara A. Noe standing in front of her booth
August 19, 2025August 19, 2025Entrepreneurship

Do Artists Need Liability Insurance to Have a Booth?

When I set up a cheap pop-up tent at a small local festival for the first time four years ago, […]

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025Novel Bonuses

Lab Rat Updates: Full Cover, New Map, and More

Although I’m still working on the line edit, I made a lot of progress on other aspects of Book IV […]

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